Monday, November 29, 2010

Yeah!!! Back to stamping. I've been away from stamping for about a week. I went to Dallas with my daughter MacKenna for a college showcase soccer tourney. It all turned out delightfully. She played outstanding and has some college coaches interested in her. Onto my creation today! My fellow designer from DRS Designs (Julie) hosted today's TLC over on SCS which is the faux tile technique. It was quite fun....and next time I would score my lines deeper. I used our new release Three Wisemen Peace and the starry background.

Monday, November 15, 2010

Good Monday all! I'm a bit sleepy this morning as our Mac was whacky for my dd doing some schoolwork. It was so crazy, we were laughing hysterically. We finally gave up and hit the sack. Had to wake up before the crack of dawn for other dd to get to swim practice..........in the pool by 5:30! Ugh.

On to the card. The CAS is a sketch challenge today over on SCS. I used DRS Designssingle fall tree and Shine on harvest moon greeting. This came together quickly. I stamped the tree in burnt sienna and used a circle punch to cut it out. Masked moon and brayed burnt sienna on. Sponged apricot appeal onto moon and a smidge of burnt sienna too. Sponged black around edges. Framed image with black scalloped circle. Added some ribbon and rhinestones.

Friday, November 12, 2010

Good Friday everyone! Yeah!!!! This card was made using DRS Designslarge scarecrow, Scarecrows and Corn Rows Greeting, Vicki's Versatile background, Add a Fence and Brush Wheat. I decided to make this a 5 x 7 card so that I could fit the entire scene I wanted with the sentiment on the outside of the card as well. I used Yasutomo pearlescent watercolor paints on watercolor paper and then paper pieced the nose, part of the hat and the patch on the hat. I stamped the post that he's perced on with Vicki's Versatile BG and put on dimensionals. The fence was stamped 3 times, colored, cut out and put on dimensionals as well. I stamped the brush wheat with more mustard and garden green and stamped several times to make it look like the scarecrow is in a farmer's field. Used a scallop circle and baja breeze to sponge on the sky and masked off for the sun and added a bit of yellow for the sun. Used small dauber to add garden green between fence posts. Lastly embossing folder used on marina mist layer to add some texture.

Friday, November 5, 2010

I used DRS Designs WONDERFUL pine bough (it is super versatile). I stamped the image in craft white and embossed it in white (as well as sentiment). Added Basic Grey jovial dp, red and green cardstock as well as soft sage. The card base is hazelnut tan from MFP's. For the ribbon, I cut strips in graduated lengths and added a little bow at the top. I used red stickles on the pine boughs. Circle and scallop circle punches used and the main image on dimensionals.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

It is a new stamping contest
that's won before a
card is ever stamped!
But, as the name implies
you have to be invited to play.

How, you ask?? It's simple!

We all have stamping friends
that impress us with every card
they make. It's your job to
nominate them!! Email us the link
to their blog, website or gallery
and we'll check them out
and see if we agree with you!!

If we do, we'll invite them
to choose 1 to 3 unmounted
stamps from the online collection.
To complete the contest,
they will stamp a card using
the chosen designs, post it to
their blog or gallery and send
it to DRS Designs.

Once our invitation is accepted
they will receive a cool
blinkie for their blog and
they'll also be qualified for our
Sunday Stamper blog post on the DRS Designs Blog,
where we'll feature one
outstanding card every week!

Monday, November 1, 2010

I made these two cards for the CAS challenge over on SCS today. The challenge is to make a sympathy card. I need to get a move on as I am participating in a craft fair this weekend! These cards were really quick. The fern was stamped in more mustard and the sentiment in early expresso﻿. Added some BG half pearls and done.

I stamped the images and sentiment in early expresso, shaded with blushing bride and added blushing bride and river rock to dragonfly. Also added some shimmer paint to dragonfly. A ribbon and that's all she wrote.